Kluwer Trademark Christmas Quiz
…Trump. Try and complete the quiz without looking anything up. All correct entries will go into the draw for the prize (Concise European Trade Mark and Design Law, 2nd edition,…
…Trump. Try and complete the quiz without looking anything up. All correct entries will go into the draw for the prize (Concise European Trade Mark and Design Law, 2nd edition,…
…strategy would be to follow Apple’s lead and file design patents for seemingly complicated symbols. Therefore, the take-away is for companies to take considered decisions to implement comprehensive IP strategies…
…September 2016 (C-223/25, combit Software4 v. Commit Business), the CJEU confirmed that an infringement could not be found if the defendant’s mark was likely to cause confusion with an EUTM…
…giving the finger (iii) the act of giving the finger can no longer be seen as offensive but instead a common way of expressing discontent, and (iv) a refusal of…
The UK High Court (‘HC’) decision in Victoria Plum Ltd v Victorian Plumbing Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 2911 concerns the use of AdWords by co-existing competitors bidding on each…
…based on Daimler AG’s failure to comply with the mandatory 30-day pre-trial period (the requirement was introduced on 1 June 2016 with Federal Law No. 47-FZ). Contesting the decision in…
…rival Guess (Guess? IP Holder LP). This judgment forms the most recent in a string of cases fought between the two companies throughout Europe, as they have been battling…
…that signs which consist exclusively of the shape of goods necessary to obtain a technical result shall not be registered, should be assessed. Thereby, German toy company Simba Toys GmbH…
…‘Graceland’ owned by GL SPE LLC, the official owner of the Elvis Presley trademarks. Graceland Randers Graceland Memphis http://memphismansion.dk/museum/) https://dk.pinterest.com/ The company owned by Henrik Knudsen applied for the trademark…
…when submitting take-down notices to social networks and other internet service providers that the submitted information is true, accurate and complete. Otherwise, they may be liable under unfair competition law….